Management

This page includes content on healthcare management, including health system, hospital, department and clinic business management and administration. Areas of focus are on cardiology and radiology department business administration. Subcategories covered in this section include healthcare economics, reimbursement, leadership, mergers and acquisitions, policy and regulations, practice management, quality, staffing, and supply chain.

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CMS seeks comments on patient experience data

To drive the collection and availability of performance data on the fledgling Physician Compare consumer website, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking provider feedback about the use of patient experience measures.

Proposed rule impacts health insurer operations

A proposed rule would implement several changes in how health insurers operate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the rule will be published in the Federal Register on Dec. 7.

Maryland P4P programs paying off

Two pay-for-performance (P4P) programs implemented in Maryland are showing how state-level efforts to set payment rates are influencing provider behavior and improving patient outcomes, according to research published in the December issue of Health Affairs. 

Pantheon tasked with building AHRQ's public reporting tool

Pantheon has entered into a five-year, $11.6 million contract with the federal government to redesign and expand a website building tool offered by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

FDA looks to speed device approval with new partnership

The FDA is entering a public-private partnership with the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) to help speed the development, assessment and review of new medical devices.

70% of voters have strong appetite for cutting federal health spending

Approximately 70 percent of voters believe reining in high healthcare costs should be a top post-election priority, according to an online survey of 1,200 conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ACOs are 'far from proving their value'

Accountable care organizations taking on a variety of forms are becoming more active in the healthcare landscape, but they’re far from proving their value, according to a report published by market researcher KLAS and consulting firm Leavitt Partners.

Report: ACOs grow, covering 10% of U.S. patients

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) appear to be gaining traction in the healthcare system, covering up to 10 percent of patients, and some early adopters are successfully transforming themselves into more efficient health networks, according to a Nov. 29 report published by Oliver Wyman. 

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Cardiovascular Business
FDA says years-long tirzepatide shortage is resolved, will give limited leeway to compounders

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

AI in Healthcare
From Capitol Hill to a hospital near you? 5 federal recommendations for healthcare AI policy

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Cardiovascular Business
Merck spends up to $2B to license new weight loss drug with potential heart benefits

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.